Fall-front Desk (Bonheur-du-jour)

Maker: Charles-Joseph Lemarchand, French, 1759–1826
Date: c.1800–1805
Material: Mahogany, ebony, oak, marble, mirrored glass, gilded bronze, leather, and brass
made in: Paris, Île-de-France region, France, Europe
Classification: Furniture
Collection: Decorative Arts and Design
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 48 3/4 x 27 3/4 x 15 in. (123.8 x 70.5 x 38.1 cm)
Credit Line: Museum Purchase
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 365:1923

Dreyfus Gonzalès, Paris, France

- 1923
Arnold Seligmann, Rey & Co., Inc., New York, NY, USA, and Paris, France, purchased from Dreyfus Gonzalès [1]

1923 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Arnold Seligmann, Rey & Co., Inc. [2]

Notes:
[1] A letter from Emilie Rey [Arnold Seligmann, Rey & Co., Inc.] states the object was purchased from "Mr. Dreyfus Gonzalès" [letter dated January 22, 1923, SLAM document files].

[2] Invoice dated November 5, 1923 [SLAM document files]; and per Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control, City Art Museum, May 18, 1923.

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